Articles by Halifax News Services

WILMINGTON | Few dark attics offer comfort to anyone brave enough to venture into one alone.
The creeping shadows, the lingering creaks, the whistle of a brush of wind.
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U.S. Rep. Walter Jones, R-Farmville, has taken a stand against a recent federal grant to Craven Community College to provide 25 books and a DVD to “introduce Muslim cultures to Americans,” Jones’ office said in a news release. READ MORE

Credit the N.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission with a renewed emphasis on curbing bar-related violence and reducing underage drinking. But its latest effort to bring drinking establishments in compliance also raises the question of whether it is time to update some of the liquor laws to reflect 21st-century realities. READ MORE

Americans are no stranger to disaster. We’ve seen our share of hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and floods. We’ve seen our neighbors lose loved ones or their homes, and we have witnessed the painful rebuilding process. But who among us was not aghast as images of flattened villages and homeless survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan began pouring into the 24/7 news cycle? READ MORE

North Carolina doesn't have a teachers union, and Phil Berger knows it. The word "union" implies that teachers have the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike for better working conditions – neither is permitted under state law. Yet the Senate president pro tem insisted on deriding Monday's event in support of public education as union activity. READ MORE

Vaccinations aren’t just for children, and they aren’t just about protecting oneself from a communicable disease. They protect the larger community from outbreaks that could be debilitating and costly. But in North Carolina, pockets of resistance to immunization for both children and adults threaten to leave the state vulnerable to localized epidemics. READ MORE